Delhi woke up to very poor air quality on November 18, 2025, with the AQI reaching 344. Four monitoring stations reported ‘severe’ pollution. NCR cities including Gurgaon, Faridabad, Meerut, Noida, and Ghaziabad also recorded dangerously high AQI levels.
Citizens have been urged to maximize public transport use and avoid private vehicles, as well as to refrain from dust-causing activities.
As Delhi’s air quality continues to remain in the ‘very poor’ category, with an AQI of 306, Delhi, Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday said that the second phase of Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) has been implemented in Delhi
The Air Quality Index from 0 to 100 is considered as good, while from 100 to 200 it is moderate, from 200 to 300 it is poor, and from 300 to 400 it is said to be very poor and from 400 to 500 or above it is considered as severe. Read on for detials:
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